Sciensano performs biological analyses for identification of pathogens in animals.
How to request a veterinary analysis?
- Fill in the request form
- Prepare your shipment. A package must contain:
- A paper copy of the request form
- correctly identified samples with sturdy and watertight packaging. Highly virulent pathogenic agents require special packaging!
- Send your package to the address indicated on the request form.
Samples which don’t comply with transport regulation will be destroyed.
The turnaround time only includes the maximum number of working days required for the laboratory analyses. Administrative processing (1 to 2 working days) is not included.
| Species | Disease | Analysis name | Material(s) | Accreditation | Turnaround time (in days) | Analysis performed on | Price | Contact person(s) | URL to form(s) |
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| Avian thyphoid Salmonellosis | Rapid agglutination Pullorose | Lyophilized serum, Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 1.30 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be |
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| Botulism | Detection of botulinum toxins (reference method in vivo) | animal sample, Serum | No | 10 | 131.00 € | botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Botulism | Detection of C. botulinum (in vivo reference method) | animal sample | No | 15 | 250.50 € | botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Botulism | Supplementary PCR - C. botulinum A, B, E, F | animal sample | No | 15 | 64.20 € | botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Botulism | Detection of neurotoxinogenic C. botulinum type C, C-D, D, D-C (realtime PCR) | animal sample | No | 15 | 250.50 € | botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | Detection Campylobacter | faeces |
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9 | 46.80 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | Campylobacter ID | strain |
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5 | 27.80 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | MIC Campylobacter | strain |
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Not applicable | 42.80 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Chlamydiosis | PCR Chlamydophila abortus | Abomasum, Abomasum contents, After-birth, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cotyledon, Fetus, Heart, Kidney, Liver, Master Seed Virus, Nasal swab, Organ, Pancreas, Spleen, Swab, Vaginal swab | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 45.10 € | david.fretin@sciensano.be, marcella.mori@sciensano.be |
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| Clostridium | Isolation and identification Clostridium spp. | Bacterial strain, Bone meal, Chicken droppings, Crop contents, End product, Feces, Fertlizer, Fischmeal, Food, Intestine, Jejunum, Kitchen waste, Liver, Meal, Meat meal, Mud, Pellet, Pool organs, Raw material, Seed, Treated feces, Water | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 27.30 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be |
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| Clostridium | Toxinotype of C. perfringens (realtime PCR) | strain |
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15 | 150.00 € | botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Clostridium | MIC C. perfringens | Strains |
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40 | 53.50 € | botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Clostridium | Detection of C. perfringens (realtime PCR) | faeces, strain |
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15 | 83.50 € | botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Clostridium chauvoei | Isolation and identification Clostridium chauvoei | End product, Fertlizer, Intestine, Kidney, Liver, Mud, Raw material, Seed, Spleen, Water | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 27.30 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be |
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| Colibacillosis | Serotyping E.coli | Bacterial strain | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 14.00 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be |
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| Colibacillosis | Antibiotics sensitivity test ESBl (2nd pannel) |
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15 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | 0.00 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be |
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| Contagious epidymitis | Complement fixation test Brucella ovis | Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 22.20 € | david.fretin@sciensano.be, marcella.mori@sciensano.be |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | Antifungal resistance testing | strain |
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7 | 156€ | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | Identification of yeasts and moulds with MALDI-TOF MS | strain | No | 10 | 62 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | Identification of yeasts and moulds | strain | No | 20 | 1 marqueur / 1 merker = 124 € séquence complémentaire / bijkomende merker = 32 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| E. coli | PFGE | strain | No | 35 | 0.00 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | ESBL PCR ID | strain | No | Not applicable | 66.80 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | sequencing AmpC | strain | No | Not applicable | 141.20 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | AmpC ID | strain | No | 35 | 44.50 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | sequencing ESBL | strain | No | Not applicable | 141.20 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | MIC E.coli ESBL | strain |
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Not applicable | 40.60 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | MIC E. coli | strain |
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Not applicable | 38.50 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | detection E. coli ESBL EU | faeces |
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8 | 55.60 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Enterocoques | Isolation Enterococcus | Agar plate, End product, Fertlizer | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | 12.00 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be |
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| General bacteriology | NGS | strain | No | 15 | 561.00 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| General bacteriology | Anaerobia isolation | Brain, Fetus, Ganglia, Jejunum, Kidney, Lung, Nasal discharge, Nasal swab, Puncture fluid, Spleen, Swab | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 13.50 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be |
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| General bacteriology | Identifcatie species | strain | No | 6 | 26.80 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| General bacteriology | Anaerobia identification | Fetus, Ganglia, Jejunum, Lumpy Skin OBP, Lung, Nasal discharge, Nasal swab, Puncture fluid, Spleen, Swab | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 16.70 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be |
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| Listeriosis | Serology Listeria | Serum | No | 7 | 62.40 € | caroline.rodeghiero@sciensano.be, Isabelle.Desombere@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Serotyping by slide agglutination | strain |
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10 | 33.40 € | Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | PCR identification and serotyping | strain |
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10 | 107.00 € | Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Antimicrobial susceptibility | strain |
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15 | 60.00 € | Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Bacterial identification | strain |
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10 | 41.00 € | Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Pulsed field Gel electrophoresis | strain |
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20 | 50.00 € | Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Lyssavirus | Lyssavirus species sequencing | Nervous tissue/CSF/saliva |
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15 | 61.00 € | rabies@sciensano.be | |||
| Haemorrhagic viral disease | Hemagglutination (serologie Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease) | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 11.40 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be |
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| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | PCR 398 MRSA | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 0.00 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, Pierre.Wattiau@sciensano.be |
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| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | Identification PCR MRSA | Bacterial strain, Pool maximum 20 nasal swabs | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 0.00 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, Pierre.Wattiau@sciensano.be |
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| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | Spa-typing MRSA | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 0.00 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, Pierre.Wattiau@sciensano.be |
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| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | MLST MRSA | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 683.70 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, Pierre.Wattiau@sciensano.be |
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| Mold | Isolation Fungi | Crusts, Feces, Hair, Liver, Milk, Pool organs | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 16.70 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, Pierre.Wattiau@sciensano.be |
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| Mycoplasmosis | Identification Mycoplasma | Abomasum contents, Bacterial strain, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cavitary liquid, Cell culture, Eggshell membrane, Eye, Eyelid, Joint, Liver, Lung, Lung fluid, Master Seed Virus, Milk, Nasal swab, Pus, Sperm, Swab, Swab of conjunctiva, Trachea swab | No | 32 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 16.70 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be, Pierre.Wattiau@sciensano.be |
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| Mycoplasmosis | Isolation Mycoplasma spp. | Bacterial strain, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cavitary liquid, Cell culture, Eggshell membrane, Eye, Eyelid, Foetal calf serum, Joint, Liver, Lung, Lung fluid, Master Seed Virus, Milk, Nasal swab, Peritoneal fluid, Pus, Sperm, Spleen, Swab, Swab of conjunctiva, Trachea swab | No | 32 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 54.70 € | cecile.boland@sciensano.be, david.fretin@sciensano.be, Pierre.Wattiau@sciensano.be |
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| Newcastle disease | Assay of viral strain | Viral strain | No | 7 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 0.00 € | Virginie.Roupie@sciensano.be |
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| Newcastle disease | Titrationvirus | No | 30 | Monday, Wednesday | 133.80 € | Virginie.Roupie@sciensano.be |
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